Hollinger's Radler
To Quit Company;
Pressure on Black

By

Elena Cherney Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Updated Nov. 17, 2003 3:52 a.m. ET

CHICAGO -- Hollinger International Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer David Radler is expected to resign as early as Monday, and pressure is mounting on Conrad Black to step aside as chief executive, as a special committee of independent directors probes deeper into circumstances surrounding fees paid to Lord Black and other executives.

Lord Black, who controls the Chicago-based newspaper publishing company through...